Be in low spirits

The coffee in the cup was stirred by her, and the sugar cubes had already melted, but she still felt that coffee was not as delicious as tea. "Why are you talking about me for no reason? Since your sister-in-law is pregnant, you should spend more time with her. Since you don't want to stay in Jinghua, I will find someone else to take over the business here. You can come back to Anjiang with me."

"You are still thinking about Ye Fan." Gu Lang still said it. Even after so many years, her heart has never been biased towards him. Instead of watching her so lonely, it is better to let her do what she wants.

The spoon in the coffee cup fell into the cup with a clang. Whenever she heard this name, her heart always trembled for no reason, and then she persuaded herself: It's all over.

"I haven't been to the opera house for a long time. I want to go see Director Hou. Let's meet in a teahouse next time. I don't like this coffee." When it comes to Ye Fan, she doesn't want to talk about it, so she can only find an excuse to leave.

Ye Fan woke up in the hospital, with Jiang Yunran sitting next to him. He was very disappointed and propped himself up to sit up from the bed. Jiang Yunran supported him and asked, "Why did you suddenly vomit blood? What could make you so angry?"

"She got married and had a child." Speaking of this, he still felt uncomfortable. Thinking of Shen Zeqing last night, he lifted the quilt again, put on his shoes and prepared to leave the hospital.

Jiang Yunran wanted to stop him, but failed. He could only turn around to pack up his things and follow him.

He went straight to Yang's house, found Yang Lin, grabbed him and said, "Who the hell is Shen Zeqing? What's his reason?"

Yang Lin saw Jiang Yunran following behind him, still wearing a hospital gown, and he didn't know whether he was truly affectionate or just pretending.

"Shen Zeqing's parents are both diplomats. He is a professor at Anjiang National University. He has a clean background. The whole Anjiang knows about their marriage. The new president also knows about it, including your third uncle."

Jiang Yunran understood what he heard and was furious. He was angry that Gu Jinluo got married, the groom was not him, and he even had a child with someone else.

Yaoer came back from the yard with her three children and saw these people standing in the living room. "It's so lively today, Aunt Zhang, take the children to wash their faces and prepare for dinner."

After giving instructions to the servants, he said to a few people, "Have you eaten yet? Do you want to stay and eat together?"

"I'm going to kill him!" Ye Fan became even more furious after hearing what Yang Lin said. He wanted to see how he could clear his name.

"Xingzhi, why are you doing this?" Yang Lin felt really angry when he saw him like this. He didn't see him take any action after he recovered his memory, but now he was getting anxious when he saw people getting married and having children.

"The couple is living a happy life. Who are you trying to show off to?"

Yao'er felt sorry for her sister, so she sat on the sofa, holding her belly and said, "Luoluo has had a hard time these years, and we all see it. She doesn't want to come to Jinghua, isn't it because of General Ye?"

Jiang Yunran had never met Gu Jinluo. In her opinion, Ye Fan had not had an easy time these years, so she defended him: "You two are too biased. After all, he is his uncle. What can he do? He has not been able to eat or sleep well these years..."

Ye Fan yelled at her, "Shut up!" Then he dragged his weak body to Yao'er and asked, "I just want to ask her in person. Yao'er, can you tell me where she is? I asked Lin'an Mansion, but she's not there."

After washing their faces, the children came out and ran to Yaoer, holding out their washed hands and showing off, saying, "Auntie, we have all washed our hands!"

Yaoer asked them to sit in the living room and said, "She lives in Fuchang Hotel."

Gu Jinluo asked the driver to drive around and wanted to go for a walk. When they passed the river, she asked the driver to stop the car. The guard got out of the car with her and held an umbrella for her.

The boat in the river was dilapidated and no longer the same as it used to be. It was still daytime, but the river was not as clear as it used to be. There was a fishy smell. She took out a handkerchief, covered her nose, looked at the direction of the river, and said to the guard behind her, "Let's go back."

The driver asked her where she was going. She thought for a moment and realized it was still early and the opera house would not have performances until the evening, so she said, "Let's go to the department store and watch some opera."

Seeing that Gu Jinluo didn't eat much in the hotel restaurant, Aunt Liu went out to buy groceries by herself, preparing to borrow the hotel's kitchen to make some for her. When she returned to the lobby of Fuchang Hotel after buying groceries, she saw Ye Fan pulling the front desk and saying that he wanted to look for Gu Jinluo.

"General Ye, what's going on?" Aunt Liu had seen him twice before. He used to be a young and successful man, but now he looked a little decadent, with dark circles under his eyes, and he was wearing a hospital gown. He looked listless, and there was some stubble on his chin.

"Auntie Liu, that's great. Where's Luoluo? Take me to see her." He felt sore all over, but he just wanted to see Gu Jinluo and explain everything to her.

"Miss, she... went out." The way Aunt Liu looked at him, it seemed like he wasn't fully recovered yet, which made people a little scared.

"Where have you been?"

"Miss...Miss's whereabouts have always been kept secret and never confirmed. Even if the chairman wants to see you, the secretary's office has to call in advance." Aunt Liu is old, with a hunched back and a basket of vegetables on her wrist.

"Then I'll wait for her in the room." Ye Fan was in a hurry to go upstairs. He could always wait in the room.

"Um, General Ye, do you have any official business to discuss with my young lady? Young Master Lang is at the Lin'an Mansion, why don't you talk to him first?"

"I'm looking for Gu Jinluo." He was in a hurry to go upstairs, as long as he could wait.

"Uh, no, General Ye, this... you are embarrassing me, an old lady. Not to mention you, even if Young Master Lang comes, you can't go upstairs casually."

"What do you mean?" It was the first time that Jiang Yunran saw a young lady from a noble family with such a big airs.

"Young lady, as a girl, taking over the Gu family's business will attract attention, so you must be more careful. I hope General Ye will forgive you."

"Where did she go? I want her to return something to me. Can you let her come to see me?" Ye Fan grabbed Liu Ma's hand. This was his only hope.

"Well, okay, I'll tell the young lady." Seeing his anxious look, Aunt Liu quickly agreed.

There was no cello performance in the opera house, only piano music, which sounded boring, so she went back to the hotel. Aunt Liu prepared some Poria cocos cake for her.

"Oh, Aunt Liu, how do you know I can't get used to the food here?" She was very surprised.

"Miss, General Ye came to the hotel to see you today. He said that you owed him something and asked you to go meet him." Aunt Liu was sitting opposite her embroidering something.

The biscuit she put into her mouth suddenly had no taste. Did she owe him something? She hadn't gotten the pocket watch back yet, so how could she be considered to be owed something?

"What do you owe?" she asked again, pretending nothing had happened.

"He didn't say anything, he just asked you to go see him. He looked very anxious, wearing a hospital gown, and followed by a pretty lady."

"Call the Ye Residence and ask if Zeqing is back?"

"I heard from the people down there that my son-in-law has been coming back very late these days, and it's estimated that he hasn't come back today yet."

I went to the next door to look at the kids. Then the secretary brought the phone and said, "General Ye."

She took a deep breath and picked up the phone: "Hello."

"Luoluo, I am Xingzhi."

Gu Jinluo didn't reply, and the other end of the phone asked again: "Are you willing to see me?"

"General Ye said I owe you something? I wonder what it is?"

"You owe me a day. You said you would pay me back in Shuangxi."

She sighed and thought for a long time. Shuangxi was many years ago.

“When you went to meet the diplomats in Sungai, you couldn’t accompany me and told me that I could ask to be returned later.”

"General Ye, how do you want me to return it?" She had long forgotten what she had said back then. Since he said he wanted to return it, then he would return it. She would also ask him to return the pocket watch so that we would be even.

"Can we meet tomorrow? Where do you want to go? I'll arrange it."

"...There is a Wutong Park near the Presidential Palace. Let's meet there."

"Okay." Somehow, Ye Fan felt a little uncomfortable. He wanted to cry when he heard that they could meet. He had waited for many years and finally she was willing to see him.

After hanging up the phone, Shen Zeqing came back from outside and saw that she looked a little strange. He asked, "Do you still have business to deal with so late at night?"

The secretary took the phone away, and she returned to her cold and calm demeanor and said to him, "It's nothing. I should be back to Anjiang after tomorrow. Be careful."

Although she had never asked about the other party's work, she had seen how Shen Zeqing had worked hard for the development of the Communist Youth Society in the past two years. She also knew that underground work was fraught with risks.

The two have been living in separate rooms since they got married, and Shen Zeqing rarely sets foot in Gu's Garden.

Aunt Liu looked at her and always shook her head, feeling sorry for her young lady.

Ye Fan was rummaging through his clothes in the room, preparing for tomorrow's meeting.